Mr Richard Quayson, Deputy Commissioner, Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), has expressed concern about how corrupt practices are sinking the fortunes of the nation. He said Ghana loses about $3 billion annually to corruption and this represents about 300 per cent of all aid inflows to the nation. Mr Quayson, who was … The post Ghana loses
Professor Kwame Karikari, the Dean of School of Communication Studies, Wisconsin University-Ghana, has called on African leaders to help gravitate the relevance of the African Union and position it as the bastion of democracy and human rights. He said although the over half century old Organisation possessed a strong mandate to sanitise governments activities and … The post African
Mr Franklin Cudjoe, President of Policy Think-Tank-IMANI-Africa, says political leaders should be able to come up with tangible plans that could be scrutinised. He said this at a forum to discuss a publication entitled: “The Primary Contenders”-Analyses of the 2018 NDC Presidential Primaries and Candidates”. The publication written by Dr Etse Sikanku, a political analyst, … The post Aspirant
The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection has outlined preparations by the government to pass Social Protection law by 2019 to facilitate inclusive development and reduce poverty. It said it was working hard to develop and fine-tune the Social Protection Bill for submission to Cabinet. Dr. Afisah Zakariah, the Chief Director said “we are … The post Ghana
The Convention Peoples Party(CPP) has called on government to adopt the state farms model introduced by the first CPP government with the use of prison labour force to revive the agriculture of the country. Speaking at the celebration of the Founder’s Day at Kwamoso, a farming community where a defunct state oil palm plantation was … The post CPP calls on
Despite a German ban on weapons sales to parties involved in Yemen’s civil war, a recent government report records sales to three countries fighting with the pro-government coalition there: Jordan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. A report by Economics Minister Peter Altmaier records the approval of: four reconnaissance anti-artillery radar systems for Saudi … The post Despite
The Bank of Ghana is set to issue a draft “External Auditors Directive” to help improve the effectiveness of audits in the country and forestall future challenges. Mr Donatus Freitas, the Chief Manager of the Banking Supervision Department of the Bank of Ghana, said there was growing global problems with auditing and warned accountants to … The post Bank
Mr John-Peter Amewu, Energy Minister, says international market conditions have weighed strongly against domestic price of petroleum products as international crude oil prices continue to increase and currently estimated at $78 per barrel. He said therefore, apart from the application of the Price Stabilization and Recovery Fund to cushion consumers, governments had made progress in … The post International
Mr. Yaw Osafo-Maafo, the Senior Minister, has said the drive to move the country beyond aid does not mean Ghana would be refusing to accept development aid. The government would rather make sure that donor support tied in with development priorities of the nation. “We will politely decline aid that is not in line with … The post Aid must tie in with
Dr Patrick Atobrah, the Medical Director at the Upper East Regional Hospital, Bolgatanga, has disclosed that the Hospital did not record any under-five malaria mortality in the first half of 2018, in spite of the scanty doctor population. He said the Hospital had experienced some improvement in its health indicators for the first half of … The post Upper East
Dr Bediako Asare, the Regional Director of the Chartered Institute of Leadership and Governance (CILG-Ghana Chapter) has called on the Bank of Ghana to reduce the minimum capital for indigenous banks to GH¢250,000 instead of the GH¢400,000. He said the current GH¢400,000 capital adequacy ratio should be targeted at foreign banks as was the case … The post Bank
Professor Dzodzi Tsikata, the Director of the Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana, has called for a change in the country’s economic and social protection policies, which relied on the export of primary agricultural commodities. She, therefore, advocated for a radical rethinking that would add value to the agricultural commodities and natural resources locally … The post Ghana
A 42-year-old unemployed man, who stole three bunches of plantain at Kotokuraba Market, has been ordered by a Magistrate’s Court in Cape Coast to sign a bond to be of good behaviour for three months. Dawuda Iddrisu, who appeared sober and remorseful in court after pleading guilty to stealing, implored the court to temper justice … The post Plantain
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) had collected a total of GH¢22.7 billion in taxes as of the end of August, Mr Wisdom Messan, the Deputy Controller and Accountant General, has announced. The figure was GH¢1.8 billion short of the collection target of GH¢24.5 billion it had set for the period. GRA has been tasked to … The post GRA collects GH¢22.7b in eight months
Alhaji Abdulai Abubakari, the Coordinating Director of Upper West Regional Coordinating Council (RCC), has called on Ghanaians to accept to live up to their tax obligations to enable government realize its goal of moving Ghana Beyond Aid. He said the only way government could achieve it developmental agenda and bring progress to everybody was for … The post Pay your taxes
Open Governance Partnership (OGP) commitments of the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA) has received strong backing by identifiable groups in the metropolis. This was at a validation workshop held in Takoradi. The commitments cover the areas of transparency and accountability in public infrastructure delivery, sanitation, public finance and billings, technology and innovation. Mr. Anthony K. K. … The post Assembly’s
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